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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 113 — Agricultural Commodity Support Programs

§ 8786. Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs

Statutory text

(a)

Regulations

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that—

(1)

describe the circumstances under which, in order to allow for the settlement of estates and for related purposes, payments may be issued in the name of a deceased individual; and

(2)

preclude the issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individuals that were not eligible for the payments.

(b)

Coordination

At least twice each year, the Secretary shall reconcile the social security numbers of all individuals who receive payments under this chapter, whether directly or indirectly, with the Social Security Administration to determine if the individuals are alive.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 110–234 title I § 1611 · 122 Stat. 923

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 8786

    Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1611, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1018

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1611, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1018

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1611. PREVENTION OF DECEASED INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING PAYMENTS UNDER FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS. (a) Regulations.— Not Deadline. later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that— (1) describe the circumstances under which, in order to allow for the settlement of estates and for related purposes, payments may be issued in the name of a deceased individual; and (2) preclude the issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individuals that were not eligible for the payments. (b) Coordination.— At least twice each year, the Secretary shall reconcile the social security numbers of all individuals who receive payments under this title, whether directly or indirectly, with the Social Security Administration to determine if the individuals are alive.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The date of enactment of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–246, which was approved .

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 110–246, , 122 Stat. 1664, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective , the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.

Credits

2008 · 2 acts
  1. 2008Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1611, , 122 Stat. 1018
  2. 2008Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1611, , 122 Stat. 1664, 1746.
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(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1611, , 122 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1611, , 122 Stat. 1664, 1746.)

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